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2 Chronicles 3:1-3
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 3:1-3
New English Translation
The Building of the Temple
3 Solomon began building the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord[a] had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David prepared at the threshing floor of Ornan[b] the Jebusite. 2 He began building on the second day of the second month of the fourth year of his reign.[c]
3 Solomon laid the foundation for God’s temple;[d] its length (determined according to the old standard of measure) was 90 feet, and its width 30 feet.[e]
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- 2 Chronicles 3:1 tn Heb “where he.” “Lord” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Chronicles 3:1 tn In 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (ʾaravna; traditionally “Araunah”). The form of the name found here also occurs in 1 Chr 21:15; 18-28.
- 2 Chronicles 3:2 sn This would be April-May, 966 b.c. by modern reckoning.
- 2 Chronicles 3:3 tn Heb “and these are the founding of Solomon to build the house of God.”
- 2 Chronicles 3:3 tn Heb “the length [in] cubits by the former measure was 60 cubits, and a width of 20 cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches (45 cm) for the standard cubit, the length of the foundation would be 90 feet (27 m) and its width 30 feet (9 m).
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